Chart Highlights: Rihanna Breaks Record For Most Pop Songs No. 1s

Chart Highlights offers a sneak peek at a select group of Billboard charts every Monday. Find out the top songs, Greatest Gainers and debuts on the surveys listed below.

All our charts are refreshed on billboard.com and Billboardbiz every Thursday and appear in the next issue of Billboard magazine.

Pop Songs
*** No. 1 (1 week)***/Greatest Gainer “The Monster” Eminem Featuring Rihanna
Rihanna rewrites the record for the most No. 1s on Billboard’s Nielsen BDS-based Pop Songs radio airplay chart, as Eminem’s “The Monster,” on which she’s featured, jumps 4-1. The song is Rihanna’s 11th No. 1, pushing her past Katy Perry (10) for the most leaders in the chart’s 21-year history. P!nk, Billboard’s current cover act and Woman of the Year, follows with nine No. 1s. (“The Monster” also takes over atop Rap Airplay, below.)

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Eminem tallies his fourth Pop Songs No. 1 and first since he and Rihanna (also in a featured role) reigned for two weeks in August 2010 with “Love the Way You Lie.” The rapper first ruled with “Without Me” the week of July 6, 2002, and for seven weeks (beginning Nov. 23, 2002) with “Lose Yourself.”

Debut No. 37 “Feel Good” Robin Thicke
Debut No. 40 “Dark Horse” Katy Perry Featuring Juicy J

Adult Contemporary
*** No. 1 (2 weeks)***/Greatest Gainer “Underneath The Tree” Kelly Clarkson
Debut No. 16 “One More Sleep” Leona Lewis
Debut No. 27 “Carol Of The Bells” Celtic Thunder
Debut No. 29 “Come To Me” Goo Goo Dolls

Adult Pop Songs
*** No. 1 (4 weeks)*** “Wake Me Up!” Avicii
Greatest Gainer No. 21 “Hold On” Colbie Caillat
Debut No. 35 “Do What U Want” Lady Gaga Featuring R. Kelly
Debut No. 37 “The Monster” Eminem Featuring Rihanna
Debut No. 38 “Team” Lorde

Dance Club Songs
*** No. 1 (1 week)*** “All Night” Icona Pop
Greatest Gainer No. 8 “Unconditionally” Katy Perry
Debut No. 38 “Take It Like A Man” Cher
Debut No. 41 “Pompeii” Bastille
Debut No. 47 “Tsunami” Dvbbs & Borgeous
Debut No. 48 “Go F**k Yourself” My Crazy Girlfriend

Rhythmic Songs
*** No. 1 (2 weeks)*** “The Monster” Eminem Featuring Rihanna
Greatest Gainer No. 12 “Show Me” Kid Ink Featuring Chris Brown
Debut No. 39 “Demons” Imagine Dragons
Debut No. 40 “Red Nose” Sage The Gemini

R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay
*** No. 1 (9 weeks)*** “Hold On, We’re Going Home” Drake Featuring Majid Jordan
Greatest Gainer No. 8 “Royals” Lorde

Adult R&B Songs
*** No. 1 (2 weeks)*** “Hurt You” Toni Braxton & Babyface
Greatest Gainer No. 10 “Hold On, We’re Going Home” Drake Featuring Majid Jordan
Debut No. 30 “This Christmas” Mary J. Blige

Rap Airplay
*** No. 1 (1 week)*** “The Monster” Eminem Featuring Rihanna
Greatest Gainer No. 7 “Show Me” Kid Ink Featuring Chris Brown
Debut No. 21 “Timber” Pitbull Featuring Ke$ha
Debut No. 25 “Cold Blood” Yo Gotti Featuring J. Cole & Canei Finch

Rock Airplay
*** No. 1 (5 weeks)***/Greatest Gainer “Come A Little Closer” Cage The Elephant

Alternative Songs
*** No. 1 (5 weeks)*** “Come A Little Closer” Cage The Elephant
Greatest Gainer No. 4 “Team” Lorde
Debut No. 37 “(Everything Is) Debatable” Hellogoodbye
Debut No. 38 “What Doesn’t Kill You” Jake Bugg

Adult Alternative Songs
*** No. 1 (2 weeks)*** “Let Her Go” Passenger

Debut/Greatest Gainer No. 22 “High Hopes” Bruce Springsteen
The Boss returns with “High Hopes,” new on Adult Alternative Songs at No. 22. The song doubles as the title cut to his new album, due Jan. 14. It includes the members of the E Street Band, as well as guitarist Tom Morello, who joined the band on tour in Australia in March (filling in for Steve Van Zandt). “I had cut ‘High Hopes,’ a song by Tim Scott McConnell of the LA-based Havalinas, in the ’90s,” Springsteen reveals in the set’s liner notes. “We worked it up in our Aussie rehearsals and Tom then proceeded to burn the house down with it.”

Debut No. 24 “Ordinary Love” U2
Debut No. 29 “Riptide” Vance Joy

Mainstream Rock Songs
*** No. 1 (2 weeks)*** “Battle Born” Five Finger Death Punch
Greatest Gainer No. 8 “Shepherd Of Fire” Avenged Sevenfold

Country Airplay
*** No. 1 (1 week)*** “Carolina” Parmalee
Greatest Gainer No. 18 “When She Says Baby” Jason Aldean
Debut No. 58 “The South” The Cadillac Three Featuring Florida Georiga Line, Dierks Bentley & Mike Eli
Debut No. 60 “How Could I Want More” Jamie Lynn Spears

Latin Airplay
*** No. 1 (2 weeks)*** “Que Viva La Vida” Wisin
Greatest Gainer No. 13 “Put It In A Kiss” Katherine Alexander
Debut No. 36 “The Monster” Eminem Featuring Rihanna
Debut No. 38 “Dos Botellas de Mezcal” Jenni Rivera
Debut No. 46 “What Now” Rihanna
Debut No. 49 “Tranquila” J Balvin

Regional Mexican Songs
*** No. 1 (4 weeks)*** “Vas A Llorar Por Mi” Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizarraga
Greatest Gainer No. 18 “Dos Botellas de Mezcal” Jenni Rivera
Debut No. 38 “Que Nadie Sepa” Cardenales de Nuevo Leon

Latin Pop Songs
*** No. 1 (1 week)*** “Que Viva La Vida” Wisin
Debut No. 30 “The Monster” Eminem Featuring Rihanna
Debut No. 34 “Tu Princesa” Gretchen Featuring Gocho
Debut No. 37 “Hey” Toby Love
Debut No. 39 “Slow Down” Selena Gomez
Debut No. 40 “Me Olvide de Vivir” Alejandro Fernandez
Greatest Gainer “Viveme” Laura Pausini Con Alejandro Sanz

Tropical Songs
*** No. 1 (11 weeks)*** “Propuesta Indecente” Romeo Santos
Debut/Greatest Gainer No. 11 “Put It In A Kiss” Katherine Alexander
Debut No. 38 “Perdido Sin Ti” Jay Ruiz
Debut No. 39 “Gracias Madrecita” Tito Nieves

Christian Airplay
*** No. 1 (1 week)*** “Speak Life” tobyMac
tobyMac tallies his sixth Christian Airplay topper, as “Speak Life” lifts 3-1. The format star ties Jeremy Camp for the most No. 1s in the chart’s 10-year history by a soloist; they also match Third Day for the third-most No. 1s among all acts, after leader MercyMe (11) and runners-up Casting Crowns (nine).

Greatest Gainer No. 16 “Light Of Christmas” Owl City Featuring tobyMac
Debut No. 40 “Feliz Navidad” Unspoken
Debut No. 42 “White As Snow” NewSong
Debut No. 43 “Angels We Have Heard On High” Sanctus Real
Debut No. 45 “Silent Night” Sidewalk Prophets
Debut No. 48 “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” Matt Maher

Gospel Airplay
*** No. 1 (19 weeks)*** “Every Praise” Hezekiah Walker
Debut No. 25 “I Can Make It” Bryan Popin Featuring Bryon “Mr. Talkbox” Chambers
Debut No. 28 “Beautiful Day” Jamie Grace
Debut No. 29 “You Alone” Arkansas Gospel Mass Choir
Greatest Gainer “This Christmas” James Fortune & FIYA Featuring Isaac Carree & Minon Bolton